Korgoth of Barbaria: The pilot episode is all we've seen so far of this hysterically violent take on Conan the Barbarian. The talent behind the cartoon, including SpongeBob SquarePants' Aaron Springer, Genndy Tartakovsky (Dexter's Lab, Samurai Jack, Star Wars: Clone Wars) and illustrator Bill Wray (Mad Magazine, Ren and Stimpy) puts this in the same camp as The Venture Bros., a solid half hour that would serve as a nice contrast to the fifteen-minute shows that dominate most of the Adult Swim block.

Hank and Dean return from the dead:The Venture Bros. is by far one of, and perhaps arguably the smartest show on Adult Swim. No other show piles on so many layers of subtext and continuously defies viewers' expectations like this twisted and sarcastic ode to Johnny Quest, The Hardy Boys and action comics. After Hank and Dean are "killed" at the end of season one, the season two opener "Powerless in the Face of Death" opens with a heart-wrenching montage of Dr. Venture fleeing from the compound to "find himself." As it turns out, Hank and Dean are actually clones and have "died" several times already. Turns out Venture wasn't emotionally distraught at all, he just didn't want to deal with the hassle of re-animating his sons just yet.

The return of Tom Goes to the Mayor and Moral Orel: Yeah, okay, I suppose I praise these shows enough in my reviews, but I'm not the only one out there who was happy to see both these shows return for a second season. TGTTM feeds my love for weird and offbeat humor, while Moral Orel hilariously skewers the way our inherent human flaws often clash with our religious beliefs.

12 Oz Mouse: I understand, I really do. You tuned in last season to see what this show was all about and all you saw were crude drawings, clip art, and slow-paced dialogue. It was as if the show was daring you to keep watching it. However, if you had the wherewithal to stick with it, you soon realized there is an actual storyline: a Lynchian mystery rife with dreams, alternate realities, gunfire, death, aliens, monsters, and lots and lots of corn dogs. I was turned off by this show at first, but now its eleven-minute runtime isn't enough for me, and I anxiously await each new episode to see if Mouse and his pals can piece together what's going on. Sadly, the show ends after this season, but hopefully we'll see a DVD release in the near future.

Adult Swim Fix gets an overhaul: While it meant it was opening itself up for thoughtful critiques from fans like, "Squidbillys SUX1!!! Cancel and make mor Aqua teen!!! Master Shake ROX!!" you have to give Adult Swim credit for embracing the internet and creating a community for fans and a place to watch old episodes and premieres. The Fix recently underwent a change and it's now a lot simpler to find the shows you want and view them online.

Metalocalypse: Brendon Small, creator of Home Movies, returned with this brutal love letter to heavy metal. Dethklok is a band that is so metal its bandmates are unable to really function outside the dark world they've created for themselves. That's not so terrible, since they are billionaires, but it can make grocery shopping kind of a hassle.

Frisky Dingo: Another great series from Sealab 2021 creators Adam Reed and Matt Thompson, a "good vs. evil" cartoon where even the good guys are assholes. And the malevolent and sometimes uncomfortably kind-hearted Killface just might be one of the most complex cartoon villains ever created.

The return of Squidbillies and Harvey Birdman: Adult Swim often uses the "Green Eggs and Ham" approach when it comes to winning over viewers. I didn't care for Squidbillies at first, but Adult Swim kept airing it as if to say, "c'mon, Adam, try it, we're sure you'll like it." As it turns out, I do like it. I like it with a fox, and I like it in a box. Oh yeah, and Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law is good too, but then, I've always liked ol' Harvey.

Metalocalypse is the first show I've been full-on excited about on the AS lineup. I loved Home Movies and Dr. Katz, but weirdo random comedy like ATHF or the "nudge nudge GET IT GET IT DO YA HUH HUH GET IT?!?!" references of Robot Chicken don't do anything for me.

Actually Venture Bros. is pretty good too but Metalocalypse is way funnier.

ATHF and Squidbillies are the only 2 shows on Adult Swim's pathetic line-up that are actually watchable, however dont conflate "watchable" with good or funny".

As far as the rest of their crappy features on Sun nights, I would rather have mydentist scrapping away at 10 years of plaque that have to endure shitty tv shows that have no appeal or redemming vaulue: like 12 OZ mouse, Frisky Dingo and Moral Orel. Oh yeah, Metalcolpyse should be flushed down the shitter also,

Thanks adult swim, you have successfuly allienated this viewer to the pointwhere I would rather be tortured than toruture myself by watching your shitty programming.

I still love how in the Venture Bros we know they are clones and can be easily replaced yet Brock is always ready to save the boys from certain doom.

as for AdultSwims website. Can't say I have enjoyed it. The old incarnation annoyed the crap out of me and the new one is just meh to me. I am still pissed we havent had ANY announcement on Season 4 of SpaceGhost Coast to Coast on DVD or the return of the AS Store.

I am sure I am in the minority on this but I HATE with a passion ATHF.